As “10 Conditions” continues to screen at film festivals around the world the Chinese government maintains its effort to silence the film and the voice of Rebiya Kadeer. Today Muslim Uyghurs living in China are arrested and video stores closed down for possessing this film deemed by Chinese authorities an “illegal counterrevolutionary propaganda DVD.”

Below we revisit the Chinese government’s initial reaction to the film in 2009. Articles and editorials reveal how some festivals’ decision to screen “10 Conditions” forced their governments to make a stand on the state of China’s Muslim Uyghurs.

Sudden overwhelming demand by filmgoers to see The 10 Conditions of Love prompted festival organisers to plan a second preview screening and move the original screening to the prestigious Melbourne Town Hall. 1000 additional tickets sold out in less than 4 hours (Controversial Uighur film a festival sell-out The Age July 27th).

After Rebiya Kadeer’s appearance at the screening of The 10 Conditions of Love her invitation to speak at Australia’s National Press Club was met with more condemnation and pressure from the Chinese government.

Since this period "The 10 Conditions of Love" has been screened by over 25 film festivals and television broadcasters across the world including a special screening at the US Congress and New York's Lincoln Center. TV broadcasts include the ABC (Australia), Outside TV (US), Doc24 (Holland),RTE (Ireland), the Democratic Voice of Burma (Myanmar) and in South Korea, Denmark, New Zealand, Israel and Slovenia.